Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 819 - 359: Prison Corruption Case (2)_2

There were still some acquaintances in the branch office, making coordination very smooth. Chen Gu requisitioned a conference room within the branch, brought all the case files, and began a thorough study.The origin of this case was quite accidental. A young graduate named Yu Maosheng had just found a job, but the company he worked for was implicated in certain financial violations, leading to his wrongful imprisonment. In reality, he understood nothing of it; he simply followed orders from his seniors.

Wuzhaoyin City's Second Prison is actually a facility for serious offenders. Normally, someone like Yu Maosheng would never be sent to such a prison, yet, inexplicably, he was.

The consequence for such an innocent young man falling into such an environment was predictable; he was bullied daily and pitiful beyond words.

He had a sister who relied upon him for survival. After months of waiting, she finally got the chance to visit him, and the equally naive siblings decided to report what was happening!

Generally, prisoners are too frightened to report the prison management, as it would surely invoke even more terrifying punishments.

But the siblings were inexperienced in life and stubbornly resolute; once they decided, they were determined to follow through.

The key information Yu Maosheng overheard in prison was about prisoners being secretly released to perform tasks, with each occasion costing an exorbitant fee.

The police system in Wuzhaoyin City had undergone reform by Chen Jixian and was relatively clean and fair. They immediately launched an investigation upon receiving such a report.

Every prison is bound to have some issues; law enforcement officers understand this. If it were just a matter of bullying prisoners, they might turn a blind eye. But the covert release of prisoners for tasks was too vile, crossing lines that should never be crossed.

The officer in charge of the case was a hothead named Bardes. His father was the leader of the internal affairs department in the city's police system, which inherently drew animosity. Bardes himself joined the police system and rose quickly, leading to endless gossip...

This time, Bardes was determined to prove himself.

He managed to uncover certain details, with suspicions focusing on a doctor in the prison's medical office.

Bardes led a team to arrest the doctor, clearly seeing the doctor at home, already surrounded—armed with a hidden weapon and prepared to confront the police system head-on. Yet suddenly, the doctor died of a heart attack!

With the trail seemingly cut off, Bardes exhibited his skills by conducting thorough reasoning and searches, eventually discovering a storage chip in a compartment within the prison's medical office.

Bardes, securing the evidence, left the prison under tight protection, yet within three hours of handing it to the city bureau, the evidence was "stolen"!

Furious, Bardes nevertheless decided to continue investigating. Through relentless efforts, he found a prisoner willing to testify.

This time, Bardes took the prisoner out of the jail, distrusting the city bureau, choosing to independently use a security company, supervising the prisoner with weapons personally.

After resting overnight, the prisoner suddenly decided to convert to a certain religious sect, which preached transcendence, patience, asceticism, and non-involvement in any disputes.

The prisoner decided not to testify!

Bardes was nearly driven mad with rage, but his father, knowing many secrets, speculated that it involved professionals unknown to the general public, transferring the case to Wuzhaoyin City's Bureau of Mystic Security.

The special agents from the branch conducted multiple secret investigations but failed to find any traces left by professionals, including the converted prisoner, with no traces of professional energy left on him.

Chen Gu, having reviewed all the materials, had a general understanding of the case. He should have "avoided suspicion" with a case like this, but Chen Gu's Soul Imprisonment at Wuzhaoyin City's Second Prison meant he had no actual connection with the entire prison.

Thus, the case fell into his hands.

"Is that Yu Maosheng still alive?" Chen Gu asked.

A special agent was sent from the branch to assist Chen Gu, a Third Energy Level [Charge Manipulator] named Yang Gaoyong, who had been in charge of the case all along.

"Still alive," Yang Gaoyong replied. "However... he's in a brain-dead state."

A glimmer of cold light flashed in Chen Gu's eyes: "What happened?"

"The day after he reported, a violent conflict broke out among the prisoners in prison, involving him, and he was beaten into a vegetative state on the spot."

Yang Gaoyong sighed and shook his head. Deep down, everyone understood what really happened.

Chen Gu gritted his teeth: "Audaciously bold!"

Yang Gaoyong retorted: "The prison probably didn't foresee that his report would cause such a stir. Initially, they likely only intended to make an example, displaying to all prisoners the grim fate of those who dare to report."

If the current situation existed, they surely wouldn't dare act so brazenly; they would definitely find ways to protect Yu Maosheng while severing other evidence chains, faking a lack of concrete proof."

Chen Gu did not necessarily share this seemingly "reasonable" deduction. After a while, he stated, "Group Leader Yang, reasonable assumptions can assist in cases, but we must be careful not to harbor preconceptions, as they could affect our judgment."